• Derek William Bentley (30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was a British man who was hanged for the murder of a policeman during a burglary. Christopher Craig...
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  • notorious cases of this type was the 1952 case in England involving Derek Bentley, a mentally challenged man who was in police custody when his sixteen-year-old...
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    Derek Watkins (born February 13, 1974), known professionally as Fonzworth Bentley, is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and author. He...
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  • undertook several contentious executions, including Timothy Evans, Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis and executions for high treason—William Joyce (also known...
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  • unsuccessfully urged a reprieve for Derek Bentley, who was hanged aged 19 in 1953 for the murder of a policeman. Bentley, who was already under arrest at...
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    (Lord Haw-Haw) (3 January 1946) John George Haigh (10 August 1949) Derek Bentley (28 January 1953) Alfred Charles Whiteway (22 December 1953) Guenther...
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  • Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell. The film is based on the true story of Derek Bentley, who was convicted of the murder of a police officer by joint enterprise...
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    series Ambulance. He first rose to prominence for his portrayal of Derek Bentley in the 1991 film, Let Him Have It. His television performance in Our...
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    the Judicial Appointments Commission. Hermer acted for the estate of Derek Bentley, a British man who was hanged for the murder of a policeman in 1953...
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  • Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley. He also campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty in the United...
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